Accountant

Visa Visa · Fintech · Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden

Accountant role at Visa, a global payments technology company. Responsibilities include managing non-cash benefits, revenue estimates, bad debt provisioning, supporting close activities, and partnering with business teams on revenue implications. Requires a degree in Business Administration & Economics or equivalent, at least one year of accounting experience, strong analytical skills, GAAP understanding, proficiency in accounting software, and fluency in English and Swedish.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage end‑to‑end non‑cash benefit or contribution provided instead of cash transactions (including invoicing)
  2. Prepare monthly revenue estimates and accruals in collaboration with FP&A and business teams, ensuring alignment with contract terms and business trends.
  3. Own and execute accounting processes for bad debt provisioning, write‑offs, aging analysis report.
  4. Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities with high‑quality and well‑documented journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analyses.
  5. Partner closely with business teams to validate contract terms, incentives and revenue implications in accordance with GAAP and company policies.

Skills

Required

  • Degree within Business Administration & Economics, or a Higher Vocational Education Diploma.
  • At least a year of proven accounting experience.
  • Excellent analytical skills with an understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
  • Proficiency in using accounting software, such as Netsuite or Oracle Accuracy is a plus.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Willingness to engage in a broad range of activities necessary to support the cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Fluent in English and Swedish, both written and verbal.
  • Professional user of MS Excel and Office